![]() ![]() Past Warriors games have mixed the action up with siege weapons and additional tactics, but Samurai Warriors 4 brings things back to the basics, for better or worse. There are a lot of actual venues that range from indoor palaces to vast expanses of woodlands, but at the end of the day you’re still going to move from officer to officer, slaying all who are in your way as you carve your path towards the boss character. Having said that, missions can blend together over the course of each campaign. You can also switch between two characters at will, which is a nice touch for instant fast traveling. While it’s not overly complex, it still offers another layer on top of the traditional Warriors formula. In Samurai 4, you can to use more advanced moves like air recoveries, shadow dodges, guard breaks, and ripostes. Omega Force has done a great job of further mixing it up with a rock-paper-scissors system, where enemies, officers, and generals may be more prone to normal, hyper, or special attacks. This is added on to the fact that every combatant has their own signature power, which can be a special grapple or even a grenade attack. The neat thing about Samurai Warriors is that it opens up an entirely new combo system with its heavy attacks, called “hyper combos.” Instead of using the same light-to-heavy moves you’ll also have the reverse available, which gives each individual character at least ten unique powers. ![]() Warriors 4 follows Omega Force’s tried-and-true two-button combo system, with both light and heavy attacks that morph into stuns, area-of-effect, or juggle attacks depending on the order of operations. Whether you’re a newcomer or an old fan, this is a great place to start. Old favorites return, such as Geomon Ishikawa, Kojiro Sasaki, and Musahmi Miyamoto, and there are a number of characters who make their appearance for the first time in the series. Samurai Warriors 4 is the biggest game in the series yet with 55 total characters, and 12 full story campaigns. Samurai Warriors 4 (PS3, PS4, PlayStation Vita) If you can get past the repetition, Samurai Warriors 4 delivers another hearty helping of action the developer is known for. While the Dynasty Warriors series is often heralded as the pinnacle of Omega Force’s hack-and-slash catalog, the lesser-known Samurai franchise has been churning out some of the best games in the stable.īased around the Sengoku era of Japan, Samurai Warriors mixes things up with unique offerings like ninjas, samurai, and historical figures such as Goemon Ishikawa and Musashi Miyamoto.
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